Sa Pa is a small town in the Hoàng Liên Son Mountains of Northwestern Vietnam. A popular trekking base, it overlooks the terraced rice fields of the Muong Hoa Valley, and is near the 3,143m-tall Fansipan peak, which is climbable via a steep, multiday guided walk.
- Mount Fansipan seductive in the season of ripe rice
- Fansipan - the most ravishing of spots in Vietnam in April
Photo by Vietnam Typical Tours team |
Fansipan is the highest mountain in Indochina. It is a part of the Hoàng Liên Sơn Mountain Range in the Northwest region of Vietnam. Access to the summit often starts in Sa Pa, the famous tourist hub of Lào Cai.
Traditionally, a hike to the summit of Fansipan would take about three days. The introduction of the cable car in 2016 reduced this to only 20 minutes but visitors still had to climb 600 steps to the top. Since 24 December 2016, instead of climbing, they can choose to take a funicular to the peak of Fansipan. This funicular departs from a station located a short walk away from the cable car station. The ride will only take 2.5 minutes and evidently save a lot of physical effort.
Being rail enthusiasts, we were eager to try the Fansipan funicular rail systems, so in early April 2018, we made a trip to Sa Pa just to do this. We were among the first passengers to experience the second, newly built funicular. Having used the funicular in Wellington (New Zealand), we have to say the Fansipan systems are just as impressive, if not more so. Combined with the cable car, they are indeed a cool way to see and feel Fansipan.
1. Funicular from Sa Pa Station to Mường Hoa Station
2. Cable car from Hoàng Liên Station to Fansipan Station
3. Walk from Fansipan Station to Đỗ Quyên Station and funicular from Đỗ Quyên Station to Trúc Mây Station
4. Fansipan Summit and the walk back to Fansipan Station
We hope those experience will help tourist have a memorable trip to the Fansipan. All information about information services as the action at Sapa, please contact that with us at: http://vietnamtypicaltours.com/contact-us/